Microwave-assisted modulated synthesis of zirconium-based metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) for hydrogen storage applications

Jianwei Ren, Tshiamo Segakweng, Henrietta W. Langmi, Nicholas M. Musyoka, Brian C. North, Mkhulu Mathe, Dmitri Bessarabov

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Abstract

Zirconium-based metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) was synthesized using a microwave-assisted modulated method in a short reaction time of 5 min. The Zr-MOF material was highly crystalline with well-defined octahedral shaped crystals, and it exhibited comparable hydrogen storage capacity to Zr-MOF of similar specific surface area synthesized using conventional methods with much longer synthesis time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)516-519
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Materials Research
Volume105
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogen storage
  • Microwave-assisted synthesis
  • Modulated synthesis
  • Zirconium-based metal-organic framework

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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